Citizenship Academy's themes are cultural awareness and
multiculturalism. Global awareness is an understanding
of concepts that affect our world: namely,
environmental, social, cultural, political and economic
relations. Students in Citizenship Academy are provided
the skills to navigate and embrace cultural differences.
Applying the knowledge of global and cultural
perspectives prepares students for academic professional
and social success as productive global citizens.

Albany High's upper-level classes in social studies and
foreign language are offered in Citizenship Academy and
available to all students.

Also, Citizenship Academy is particularly relevant
to students considering taking part in the International
Baccalaureate program. In addition, Citizenship Academy is home to the
Smart Scholars
Early College High School program, where juniors
become Hudson Valley Community College freshmen and are
dually enrolled in college and high school.

Receivership
process -- Albany High shows solid progress

On
Oct. 31, State Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia
announced that Albany High School was among 61 schools
identified under the state's receivership law that
showed "demonstrable improvement" in the past year.

Albany High showed significant
progress on performance measures agreed to by the
district and the state, the commissioner said. Those
measures included more students passing Regents exams, a
higher graduation rate, improved safety, and improved
attendance.

Elia based the demonstrable
improvement decisions primarily upon the degree to which
schools achieved their progress targets. Each school’s
Demonstrable Improvement Plan included a minimum of ten
indicators that were submitted by the superintendent
receiver and approved by the commissioner or selected by
the State Education Department for the school. According
to law, indicators could include student achievement and
growth on state measures; reduction in achievement gaps
among specific groups of students; graduation rates;
student attendance; suspension rates; student safety;
and parent and family engagement.

Later this year, Elia is
expected to announce which schools can be removed from
receivership based on meeting their progress targets.

The
City School District of Albany and Albany High School,
in partnership with the school's Community Engagement
Team, have worked since the beginning of the 2015-16
school year to meet the requirements of New York's
receivership law. At that time, Albany High was one of
144 New York schools that met the definition of
“struggling” or “persistently struggling” under the new
law. Albany High was designated a struggling school
because overall student performance on state tests
significantly lagged behind other schools in the state
for more than three years.

Jazz bands go home
with gold -- The
Jazzmanian Devils – Albany High School’s advanced and intermediate jazz
bands – both received the highest rankings Thursday at the 15th
annual Fonda-Fultonville Jazz Festival. Under the direction of Albany High music teacher
John Halvorsen, each ensemble earned a Gold ranking from four judges who
are masters in jazz performance. (MORE)

Seniors named
National Merit finalists --
Albany High School seniors Matan Adler and Max
Heller have been named finalists in the competition
for prestigious National Merit Scholarships, ranking
them among the best students in the United States.

The two are among some 15,000 finalists – among the
top one percent of high school students nationwide –
vying for the scholarship in 2018. (MORE)

Winter scholar-athletes earn state
recognition --
More than 50 members of
Albany High School’s winter varsity athletic teams
have earned scholar-athlete recognition from the New
York State Public High School Athletic Association.
The student-athletes each maintained an academic
average of 90 or higher during the second marking
period this school year. (MORE)

Coach Lawson passes century mark --
Decky Lawson got a special shout-out Feb. 13 for
hitting a 100-win milestone in his six-year career
coaching Albany High School girls’ varsity
basketball. And
he was presented with a commemorative ball before a
scrimmage against a team from Marks High School in
Skene, Sweden.

Albany High student-athletes break the ice
-- In the beginning, everyone was a stranger. Every
practice was a road trip. And as the cold weeks and
months passed, unfortunately almost every game
turned into a loss. So how did it feel to be the
first Albany High School student-athletes to play
high school hockey? C’mon … it was hockey! (MORE)

JROTC cadets earn
spots at Girls State -- Albany High School
JROTC cadets Irene Nelson and Christina Black will
represent the City School District of Albany this
summer at the 2018 American Legion Auxiliary Empire
Girls State program. (MORE)

Regents exams Jan. 22-25
-- Albany High School will hold Regents exams in
several subjects beginning Monday and running
through Thursday, Jan. 25.
Click here for a test schedule. There will be no
classes at Albany High during Regents exams. All
students should return for a regular school day on
Friday, Jan. 26. Good luck to all of our
test-takers!

Falcons bowling achievement
-- Albany High School
freshman Jedrek Arasim had the high game and
second-highest series at the Schenectady New Years
Bowling Invitational on Jan. 12. (MORE)

Drive helps
avert critical blood shortage --
Albany High School on Jan. 11 held a blood drive to
help avert critical blood shortages locally and
nationwide. Rolling up their sleeves alongside
students and staff were Mr. Eric Adams, husband of
Superintendent Kaweeda G. Adams, and Albany Mayor
Kathy Sheehan. (MORE)

Regents review underway -- Albany
High School began offering review classes on Jan. 8
to help students prepare for Regents exams at the
end of the month.
Click here for a complete schedule of review
classes and times. Testing begins Monday, Jan. 22.

2018-19 course books to be distributed Jan.
4-5 -- Albany High School students will receive course listing books in
homeroom on Thursday, Jan. 4 and Friday, Jan. 5.
Students, please review the course books to prepare
for upcoming appointments to plan your schedule for
the next school year. Click on the highlighted text
for
a snapshot of next year's course offerings or to
download
the full course catalogue.

You
also can view information
here
about Albany High's "Seal of Biliteracy" program for
students that can speak, understand and write in
more than one language. (MORE)

Albany High's Heller earns national distinction
-- Albany High School senior Max Heller was among
the short list of nominees for the 2018 U.S.
Presidential Scholars program that the New York
State Department of Education released Nov. 30. (MORE)

Musicians chosen for
Suburban Council Festival --

A dozen outstanding Albany High School vocalists and
instrumentalists have been selected from among top
local high-school musicians to perform in the
Suburban Council Music Festival. The annual festival
will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 13 at Columbia
High School, 962 Luther Road, East Greenbush.

Ensembles will include a high-school band, chorus
and orchestra and a middle-school jazz band.

arns
engineering distinction
--
Congratulations to Albany High School senior Erin
Lippitt, who has earned an Advanced
Placement-Project Lead the Way Achievement in
Engineering award. She is one of some 3,000
students from throughout the United States to
receive the distinction from The College Board. (MORE)

Lady Falcons swim to sectionals
--
After one of its
strongest regular seasons in recent years, the
Albany High School girls’ swimming team will send 10
student-athletes to compete in 16 events at the
Section II Division I championships at Shenendehowa
on Nov. 3 and 4. (MORE)

Albany High teacher named
'STEM Master Teacher' -- An Albany High School
teacher has joined the ranks of City School District
of Albany teachers recognized as STEM master
teachers. Shannon Stevenson, an
English-as-a-new-language living environment
teacher, was recognized Oct. 18 in the state’s STEM
Master Teacher Program, celebrating her work to
deliver innovative science, technology, engineering
and math education to their students. (MORE)

Student safety reminders --
The health and safety of all
students at Albany High School and throughout the
City School District of Albany is a top priority for
all of us. Please
click hereto read an Oct. 18 letter from
Albany High Interim Principal Dale Getto with
important reminders for families regarding the
school's status as a closed campus. We appreciate
your cooperation and partnership in our efforts to
ensure the safety and well-being of every student,
every day.

Portraits will be taken between 9 a.m. and 7 p.m.
through July 21 at Lauren Studios, 50 Colvin Ave.
You can call Lauren Studios to make an appointment
at 866-696-8142. You also can make an appointment at
www.LaurenStudios.com;
follow
the prompts and create an online account. (MORE)

Regents review classes begin July 19
– Starting
July 19, Albany High School will offer review
classes to help students prepare for Regents exams
in mid-August. Click here for a complete
schedule of review classes and times. Testing begins
Wednesday, Aug. 16 and runs through Thursday, Aug.
17. Good
luck to all of our test-taking students!
Get an exam schedule and more here.

Cancer, Lawson deemed 'Men of
Valor' -- Congratulations to Albany High School alums and
staffers Issac Cancer (’82) and Decky Lawson (’93)
for being named 2017 Men of Valor by the Frank
Chapman Memorial Institute. (MORE)

School times

Breakfast begins at 7:15 a.m.

Classes
begin at 7:50 a.m.

Dismissal is at 2:50 p.m.

Absence from
school

If your child is absent from school
for any reason, please call the Citizenship Academy
office at (518) 475-6220 each day of the absence. When your child returns to
school, please provide a written excuse and a doctor's
note if one is available.